RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS & SORTING ASSISTANTS to GDS OFFICIALS

Offering of unfilled D.P. Quota vacancies of P.A/S.A for the year 2006, 2007 & 2008 to the GDS officials .

The residual PA/SA vacancies is shown below:

Sl.No.	Name of the Region	2006	2006	2007	2007	2008	2008
		P.A	S.A	P.A	S.A	P.A	S.A
1	Hyderabad Region	15	4	22	5	33	12
2	Kurnool Region	44	4	43	8	51	13
3	Vijayawada Region	19	8	49	19	44	16
4	Visakhapatnam Region	17	4	20	7	12	6
5	Hyderabad City Region	12	-	4	-	9	-
6	Hyderabad South East DN.	18	-	5	-	6	-
7	Secunderabad Division	18	-	8	-	12	-
8	SSRM, Hyderabad Stg.Dn.	-	6	-	5	-	10
9	M.M.S.	-	-	1	-	1	-

* Educational Qualification : 10+2 or Equivalent

* Service Qualification : 3 years of GDS service as on 1^st January of the respective recruitment year.

* Last date for submission : 20-10-2009.

* Age Limit : 28 for OC , 31 for OBC and 33 for S.C/S.T

( For 2006 year vacancies the age on/before 1-7-2006)

( For 2007 year vacancies the age on/before 1-7-2007)

( For 2008 year vacancies the age on/before 20-10-2009)

GRANT OF DEARNESS RELIEF TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS W.E.F. 1.7.2009

NO APPROVAL BY THE UNION CABINET BEFORE STRIKE DATE THEN ALL OVER INDIA INDEFINITE STRIKE WILL COMMENCE AT 6.00 A.M. ON 7.10.2009 UNDER THE UNITED BANNER OF POSTAL JCA COMPRISING OF NFPE - FNPO - AIPEDEU - NUGDS - THE NEXT CABINET MEETING IS LIKELY ON 1.10.2009 BUT IF THE MEETING NOT CLEARS GDS PAY COMMISSION ISSUE THEN STRIKE WILL BE INEVITABLE AT ANY COST

MAKE ALL OUT PREPARATIONS FOR LAUNCHING OF STRIKE

STRIKE TOUR BY POSTAL JCA – 1.10.2009 to 5.10.2009

ANDHRA - NFPE

NAME	Designation	Organisation	Telephone
R.Sivanarayana	Asst.General Secretary	P3 - NFPE	09885404840
Sk.Humayun	President	P4- NFPE	09440840889
Y.Nagabhushanam	Vice President	R3- NFPE	09441452505
B.Narasimhulu	Vice President	R4- NFPE	09849752398
T.Ramesh	President	Admn – NFPE	09849218485
A.P.Sastri	President	Postal A/C NFPE	09912348404
Pandurangarao	Asst.General Secretary	AIPEDEU	09849466595

ANDHRA – FNPO

NAME	Designation	Organisation	Telephone
G.Shankar Gour	Asst.Secretary Gneral	FNPO	09440035344
G.M.Rubbani	Asst.General Secretary	P4-FNPO	09440874783
N.Ramappa	Working President	R4-FNPO	09985256213
G.Satyanarayana Reddy	President	NUGDS	09908350190

GRANT OF DEARNESS RELIEF TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS W.E.F. 1.7.2009

Extract of Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare Memo No 42/12/2009_P&PW(G) dated 23.3.2009

The dearness relief payable to Central Government pensioners and family pensioners is enhanced from the existing rate of 22% to 27% w.e.f. 1.7.2009.

24-09-2009 కేబినేట్ సమావేశము జరుగలేదు.

జే.సి.ఏ ద్వారా 22-09-09 సమ్మె నోటీసు ఇవ్వబడినది.

గౌ. కేంద్ర కమ్యునికేశన్లమంత్రి గారికి

22 వ తేదిన మెమొరాండం సమర్పించ బడినది.

రాబోవు కేబినేట్ సమావేశములో చర్చించి పరిష్క రించబడునని హామీ ఇచ్చినప్పటికీ గౌ.ప్రధాన మంత్రి ఫారిన్ టూర్ లో వున్నందున కేబినేట్ సమావేశము జరుగలేదని తెలిసినది. మరి తదుపరి సమావేశము ఎప్పుడు జరుగుతుందో సమాచారము యింకా అందలేదు.

07-10-2009 నుండి నిరవధిక సమ్మెకు సిద్దంగా వుండవలసినదిగా జే.సి.ఏ తరపున కోరుచున్నాము.

The following ASPs are promoted to PSS group-B on adhoc basis.

Name	Designation	Alloted to which region
S/Sri SK. Shabbir	ASP( Tech) CO Hyd	Posted as AD(Tech) CO
" P.S.S. Satyanarayana	ASP	Hyderabad
'' Ch. Syam Babu	ASP Adilabad	Hyderabad
'' P. Bharatha Lakshmi	ASP(H.Qrs) Guntur	Hyderabad
'' K.V. Subbarao	ASRM(H.Qrs) AG Dn	Kurnool
'' B.Md. Ismail	ASP Anantapur	Kurnool
'' K. Rama Krishna Reddy	ASRM Guntakal	Kurnool
'' K. Jaya Raju	ASP ® Tenali	Vijayawada
'' J. Srinivasulu	ASP RO VJA	Vijayawada
'' Md. Azamtullah	ASP Tanuku	Visakhapatnam
'' K.A. Sambasiva Rao	ASP RO VJA	Visakhapatnam

తపాలా వుద్యోగుల నిరవధిక సమ్మే

07-10-2009 నుండి

21-09-2009 న సమావేశమైన జే.సి.ఏ

ఇప్పటివరకు జి.డి.ఎస్ పే కమిటీ అమలుపై

ఏర్పడిన పరిణామాలన్నీటిని సమీక్షించి

ప్రభుత్వమూ, తపాలా శాఖ జి.డి.ఎస్ ల పట్ల

చూపుతున్న నిర్లక్ష్య ధోరణిని నిరసిస్తూ

7-10-2009 నుండి నిరవధిక సమ్మె

చేపడుతున్నట్లు నిర్ణయించ బడినది.

డిమాండ్లు :

1. యూనియన్లు ప్రతిపాదించిన అంశాలతో జి.డి.ఎస్ పే కమిటీ ని వెంటనే ఆమోదించి అమలు పరచాలి.

2. వివక్షత లేకుండా జి.డి.ఎస్ లకు కూడా రూ.3500/- సీలింగ్ తో బోనస్ చెల్లించాలి.

కేంద్ర సంఘాల, సర్కిల్ సంఘాలు జే.సి.ఏ ఆధ్వర్యంలో సమ్మె కార్యక్రమానికి తగిన సన్నాహములు ప్రారంభించ వలసినదిగా కోరడమైనది

Recruitment of Postal Assistants

Cost of Application:Rs.25.00 No.of Total Vacancies- 881 Last date to submitt:-20-10-2009

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS - INDIA

PROSPECTUS FOR RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS AND SORTING ASSISTANTS

PROSPECTUS

PART – A

THE DETAILS IN THIS PROSPECTUS ARE APPLICABLE FOR RECRUITMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS:

a) Postal Assistants in Post Offices f)Postal Assistants in Foreign Post Offices

b) Postal Assistants in Circle Offices and Regional Offices g)Postal Assistan ts in Mail Motor Services.

c) Postal Assistants in Savings Bank Control Organization h)Postal Assistan ts in Postal Stores Depots.

d) Sorting Assistants in Railway Mail Service.

e) Postal and Sorting Assistants in Army Postal service.

1. SCALE OF PAY :The scale of pay is Rs.5,200 – 20,200 +Grade Pay Rs.2,400 + Admissible Allowance.

2. PROBATION : The candidates selected will be appointed and will be on probation as per rules till the successful

completion of probation as per rules.

3 . ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :

3.1 Age: a)Between 18 to 25 years as on last date prescribed for receipt of application as shown in the advertisement

and in the list co ntaining vacancy position supplied with this prospectus.

Upper age limit is relaxable for:-

a) SC/ST by 5 years

b) OBC b y 3 years

c) Physically handicap ped by 10 years: and

d) Ex-Servicemen b y the Length of Military Service plus three years.

EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED :-

a) Postal/Sorting Assistants :

i) Pass in 10+2 or 12 Class Examination or recognized University or Board of School Education or Board of Secondary t h

Education(excluding vocation al streams).

ii) Candidates for the posts of Postal Assistants in Post Office, Sorting Assistants in Railway Mail Service and Postal/Sorting

Assistants in Army Postal Service should have the above educational qualifications with English as a compulsory subject.

iii) The candidates should have knowledge of local languages of the state i..e. should have studied Telugu(and/or any other local

language declared as local language by Andhra Pradesh State Government) as a subject at least upto Matriculation level(SSC).

iv) Candidates with higher qualificatio ns are also considered. But they have to fulfill the requirements mentio ned in Sub paras (i) to

(iii) above.

v) Candidates who have passed Vocational or Job Oriented Course(JOC) are NOT eligible.

vi) Desirable qualification: Typing knowledge and Computer knowledge.

INDEFINITE STRIKE TO GET GDS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED

POSTAL JCA OF NFPE - FNPO - AIPEDEU - & - NUDGS HAS DECIDED TO LAUNCH AN INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 7.10.2009 FOR GETTING THE GDS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT WITH MODIFICATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE STAFF SIDE

POSTAL JCA ALSO DECIDED TO DEMAND REMOVAL OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE GDS IN GRANTING BONUS QUANTUM CEILING OF 2500/- INSTEAD OF 3500/- UNDER BONUS ACT

Dear Comrades,

The Postal Joint Council of Action comprising of NFPE - FNPO - AIPEDEU and NUGDS today met in the Office of FNPO in New Delhi. The meeting thoroughly reviewed all the developments including non-approval by the Union Cabinet on 17.09.2009 and decided unanimously to serve STRIKE NOTICE tomorrow [22.09.2009] for launching the INDEFINITE STRIKE of entire Postal Regular and GDS w.e.f. 07.10.2009.

The Indefinite Strike will have only two demands as follows:

1. Immediate approval of the GDS Pay Commission by the Government with the modifications sought by the Staff Side.

2. Removal of discrimination against the GDS on grant of Quantum Ceiling under PLB and grant of 3500/- as Ceiling under the Bonus Act.

The Postal JCA also has decided to undertake an organisational Tour of all Circles by the All India Office Bearers of all Unions / Associations in the Postal JCA. The Tour Programme will be announced shortly and the Meetings under the banner of Postal JCA has to be organised by the Circle Unions of Postal JCA in State Capitals and Regional Headquarters.

THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF NFPE AND FNPO AND GENERAL SECRETARIES OF ALL AFFILIATED UNIONS / ASSOCIATIONS OF NFPE AND FNPO AND THE AIPEDEU AND NUGDS WILL SERVE THE INDEFINITE STRIKE NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT IN THE AFTERNOON OF TOMORROW.

UNITE - AGITATE - WIN JUSTICE

PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES ANNOUNCED FOR 60 DAYS BY THE GOVERNMENT

OUR EFFORTS TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE FOR ENDING THE DISCRIMINATION NOT SUCCESSFUL

ARBITRARY CAP OF 60 DAYS CONTINUES

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE THREE LAKHS OF GDS ALSO CONTINUES - GDS ARE ALLOWED ONLY 2500/- CEILING AGAINST THE BONUS ACT AMENDMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT

RANK AND FILE IS CALLED UPON TO PROTEST BY HOLDING DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE DOUBLE DISCRIMINATION BEFORE TAKING PAYMENT

PLB for 2008-2009 released

DIRECTORATE ISSUES THE CALENDAR OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2009

NFPE TOOK UP THIS ISSUE WITH THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND DISCUSSED ON 23.07.2009 ALSO WITH THE SECRETARY [P] POINTING OUT THE INORDINATE DELAY IN RELEASE OF EXAM CALENDAR – SECRETARY [P] ASSURED IMMEDIATE ACTION AND NOW THE CALENDAR IS ISSUED

PA/SA CADRE LGO EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD ON 6.11.2009
IPO EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD ON 4.1.2010 – 6.1.2010
LDC TO JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT EXAM WILL BE ON 6.11.09 – 8.11.09.
MSE/SORTERS AS LDCs in PAOs WILL BE HELD ON 12.12.09 – 13.12.09
CONFIRMATION EXAM FOR DIRECT RECRUIT JAs ON 18.12.09 – 20.12.09

ORDERS OF THE DIRECTORATE CONTAINING THE WHOLE LIST OF EXAMINATIONS IS PRODUCED BELOW FOR THE INFORMATION OF MEMBERS.

Meeting with Ho'ble Chair Person Smt. Sonia Gandhi

Meeting with Ho'ble Chair Person Smt. Sonia Gandhi

Meeting with Ho'ble Chair Person Smt. Sonia Gandhi UPA government Implementation of Pay Commission for GDS

Many members of Parliament have come forward to our help. In mean time a delegation Honble member of Parliament Shri, Oscar Fernandes, Shri, Sachin Meega, President, Chikkamangalore District, IYC, S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, GDS Union, and others met Smt, Sonia Gandhi, Chair Person, UPA Government and Congress President, On 1st September 2009, we submitted memorandum and also requested kind intervention for early settlement and justice to GDS Staff, Madam Gandhi respond positively.

GDS/CHQ/41/1/2009 Dated: 01-09-2009

Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji,
Hon’ble Chairman,
United Progressive Alliance,
No.11 Janpath,
New Delhi -110 001

MEMORANDUM – SOS!

Respected Madam,

We enclose a copy of a memorandum already submitted to the Govt, Ministers, MPs, Officers etc., craving for justice, justice and justice. We have been exploited over a long period even before India ’s independence. At last, with a ray of hope we implore before you for needful action to mitigate the hardship of this section of the society.
It is at a crucial moment we are meeting you when our demands are being considered by the union cabinet and therefore this request for timely intervention please.
You may be surprised if you look at the saga of discrimination, rather injustice meted out to Gramin Dak Sevaks who are the key nerve of the net work of the postal department, especially the rural net work. All schemes of your esteemed Govt. are success by our sincere and dedicated work. We have procured crores and crores in the business of Rural Postal Life Insurance and today it is the rural GDS is the hope of the FUTURE POSTAL DEPARTMENT! It is not an exaggeration.
You are well aware that administrative expenditure in all spheres is increasing alarmingly. Major portion of the revenue is being eaten by the officers, the white elephants. We are struggling for a simple life on the other hand the hard earned public money is being spent recklessly and lavishly. Please have a glance at this area to assure LIFE LINE to Gramin Dak Sevaks.
MINIMUM DEMANDS WE HAVE PLACED BEFORE YOU
We work for the same Central Govt., postal, but yet to be considered as treated as Central Staff. We are craving for SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND NATURAL JUSTICE NOW AND WE FERVENTLY APPEAL TO YOU THAT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP PLEASE TAKE PAINS TO WIPE OUT THE TEARS OF THIS NEGLECTED SECTION. The main section, Central Staff (because it involves officers – bureaucracy!) already managed better pay and perks and it is we who are waiting for a fair deal madam.

In the present situation the views of the workers’ representatives are not taken properly which is cause for industrial unrest often. GDS are the subject matter of discrimination, insults and injustice. To cite, our valid demands for EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK, BONUS, PENSION AND ALL OTHER FACILITIES HAVE BEEN DENIED WITHOUT REASONS.
Under the above circumstances it is high time that you would come to our rescue by your kind intervention and for such help of yours we shall be ever grateful to you madam.

With profound regards,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary




MEMORANDUM ON PAY & ALLOWANCES OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS IN THE LIGHT OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF 6TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

The Postal services are provided by two sets of employees: (1) In urban areas by the full time Departmental Employees and (2)in rural areas by employees known as GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (G.D.S.) who are put on duty for shorter period. Presently the duties of these GDS employees are between three hours to five hours. These Gramin Dak Sevaks were earlier called Extra Departmental Agents (EDAs). They function according to the same rules as govern the working procedure of the departmental employees and almost similar conduct and disciplines rules are also applicable. Only service conditions are different viz no pension; no constitutional gratuity; no leave similar to departmental employees and no allowances except the dearness allowance.

2. These GDS employees, over the period, have undertaken several schemes of the government like payment of NREGS wages, payment of old age pension apart from other small savings schemes and value-added services. These employees serve the "Common Man" in the village and are the commonest of the common people. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has held the EDAs as holders of Civil Post i.e Civil Servants.

3. To give a brief back ground, it is worth mentioning that when the 5th Central Pay Commission was appointed, a pay Committee for EDAs under the Chairmanship of Justice Charanjit Talwar, a retired Judge of Delhi High Court was appointed. Justice Talwar Committee broadly recommended pay-scale for the EDAs proportionate to their duty hours with the pay-scales of the departmental employees. Justice Talwar Committee also recommended payment of all allowances like house rent allowances, Children education allowances etc. Justice Talwar Committee also recommended pension and gratuity for the EDAs. It recommended pay fixation in the new scale which totally matched the pay fixation of the Departmental employees. However, the Government gave effect to the recommendations on pay and allowances only.
4. When the 6th CPC was appointed, the employees persistently requested that the issues pertaining to the GDS employees be referred to the 6th CPC or a pay committee under a retired High Court Judge be appointed, However, the department of Posts appointed a one man committee under the Chairmanship of a retired bureaucrat of the Department of Posts. The said committee in a most arbitrary way has tried to override the benefits already available to the GDS employees and has tried to over do the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India by suggesting charge is the nomenclature of the Conduct Rules from "GDS Employees (Conduct & Appointment) Rules" to " GDS employees (Conduct & Engagement) Rules
5. In view of the policy already accepted by the Government the Pay scale or pay band (including Grade pay) of the GDS employees with relation to the 6the CPC recommendations of the corresponding category of the departmental employees have Justifiable to be as follows.
(i) Pay 3-4 hrs. 4-5 hrs.

GDS SPM 6000
GDS BPM 4800 6000

GDS Mail Deliverer 4000 6000
GDS Mail Peon etc 3500 4500

(ii) Increment: 3% percent.

(iii) Allowances:

The allowances such as HRA, Bad Climate allowance, Transport allowance, Children Education allowance etc are totally justified to be granted on principles of equal justice.
(iv) Pension & Gratuity. At par with other Departmental employees.
(v) The Committee has recommended curtailment of Postal services in rural areas to below three hours. This requires to be rejected in interest of Postal services to the rural population.
(vi) Bonus: This Committee has also given a damaging and arbitrary recommendation regarding fixing lower maximum pay limit for calculating bonus to GDS which is at present Rs. 3500/-. This is totally unjust provocative and vindictive. This requires to be scrapped and states-quo maintained.
(vii) Trade Union facilities: Proper Trade union facilities to run the affairs of the union are justified.
(viii) Fixation in new pay band: at par with departmental employees.